せん

せん

See also: ぜん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of せん – see the following entries.

【千】1 【先】1 [noun]before, previous 【線】2 [noun]line [noun]level [noun]beam [suffix](sciences) ray [suffix](rail transport) line 【選】4 [ ]selection [ ]choice [ ]choosing 【戦】4 [noun]a battle, conflict, fight, war [noun]a game, match [noun]a competition, contest [noun]a shiver, shudder, tremble [suffix](especially in sports) match, competition, contest [noun]a battle, conflict, fight, war [noun]a game, match [noun]a competition, contest [noun]a shiver, shudder, tremble [suffix](especially in sports) match, competition, contest [affix]battle, conflict, fight, war [affix]shivering, shuddering, trembling [proper noun]a surname 【銭】5 [noun]hundredth of a yen [noun](obsolete, archaic) one-thousandth of a kan 【栓】S [noun]stopper; cork; bung; plug 【仙】S [noun]a sage or hermit, an enlightened person, usually immortal and ageless [noun](mythology) short for 仙人 (sennin): a wizard or mage; an immortal living as a hermit in the mountains [noun]by extension, the region or area where a sennin lives [noun]the supernatural techniques for becoming immortal and ageless [noun]a person of exceptional talent 【宣】6 [noun]proclamation (Can we verify(+) this sense?) [verb]declare (Can we verify(+) this sense?) [proper noun]a female given name [proper noun]a surname​. 【専】6 【栓】S [noun]stopper; cork; bung; plug 【煎】S 【羨】S 【腺】S [noun]gland 【詮】S 【箋】S [noun]a slip of paper [noun]a label made of wood, bamboo, ivory, or paper 【籤】H 【繊】S 【銑】J 【鏟】H 【倩】H 【阡】H 【仟】H [noun]thousand, 1000 【疝】H 【筌】H [noun]a device placed in a river used to capture fish 【賤】H 【磚】H 【塼】H 【甎】H 【氈】H 【餞】H [noun]a farewell or parting gift [verb]to see someone depart 【饌】H

(This term, せん, is the hiragana spelling of several Sino-Japanese terms.) For a list of all kanji with on'yomi せん, not just those used in Sino-Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji with on reading せん.